The Federation of Nathum is a massive, socially progressive nation, renowned for its digital currency, sprawling nuclear power plants, and ubiquitous missile silos. The compassionate, devout population of 2.179 billion Nathumians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 79.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Nathumian economy, worth 258 trillion shillings a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Trout Farming. Average income is an impressive 118,527 shillings, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation's arms dealers guarantee discretion and untraceable transactions, there is a heavy social stigma attached to e-cigarettes, the government advises foreign diplomats to speak softly and carry a big bag of cash, and populations of two-headed lynxes have been found around recently-uncovered archaeological sites. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nathum's national animal is the lynx, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Nathum is ranked 8,590^th in the world and 24^th in Communitas for Safest, scoring 121.28 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.